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separately from the pattern to be used. Color proofs are printed off using a printer and sent to the client for approval.
After text layout has been approved, ink is mixed in colors specified by the client and these color swatches are sent
to the client for approval. Any tweaking to either text or color are made before any screens are "burned." This initial
process of proofs and approval may take several trips through the post and up to three weeks. Once approval for all
elements of the invitation are made, the screen burning and printing process can begin.
transparencies are printed with text and
pattern laid out as they would appear on
the invitation cards and envelopes. At
right are the elements for a reply
envelope and a postcard sized
information card explaining the hotel
reservation information.
laid onto a wooden frame, stretched with
"silk," a monofilament polyester mesh.
This mesh is coated with a light
sensitive medium (note the blue
discoloration in the yellow silk). The
transparency is laid out so that the
correct printing orientation will be
achieved, in this case it is upside down.
The screen is exposed to light for the
required time. Where light hits the
screen (the clear parts), the medium will
be become solid, where light does not
hit the screen (the black parts) the
medium filler will wash out leaving
behind the pattern.
a little soap, the screen is cleaned to
open up the areas where printing will
occur. Note the blueish area has been
burned correctly and a little bit of the
soap is visible through the text and
pattern area.
light through the print areas, the text and
pattern. The screen now will sit and dry
for about an hour before it can be printed.
